Article: "2012 Student Achievements"

2012 Top 24 Under 24:

Andrea Palmer

As technical lead and team captain of the autonomous soccer-playing robot team the University of B.C. Thunderbots, third-year mechanical engineering student Andrea Palmer has quite the responsibility.

Palmer oversees project management for the group that does everything from actual robot design to creating the systems that control the robots when they’re on the “field” in competition. Click for full article


EUS Scholarship Recipients:

Connor Schellenberg-Beaver

Connor Schellenberg-Beaver is going into 4th year Mechanical Engineering in the Mechatronics Option this September.  He has been interested in cars and sustainability since high school and, upon arriving at UBC, was naturally drawn to the UBC Supermileage Team.  In addition to leading a group of 35+ students in their quest to build a fuel efficient vehicle, Connor, as Captain of the UBC Supermileage Team, presents at a variety of events, including Old Red New Red, SAE Industry Night, UBC Engineering Open House and UBC Welcomes You.  This year he has also been volunteering with GEERing Up! giving presentations on aerodynamics to the campers.  After completing his undergraduate degree, he hopes to get a job in the automotive industry working to create more environmentally-friendly and sustainable vehicles.

 

Maitrayee Dhaka

Currently a member of UBC Solar and Thunderbots At Home, I’m a 3rd year Mechanical Engineering student, writer, and Nerdfighter.

In the past, I’ve been part of the Engineering Tri-Mentoring program, The Ubyssey, Residence Life, the AMS, JumpStart 2011, film fEUSt 2012 and Engineers Without Borders. I have been involved with the Engineers Without Borders’ UBC chapter since First Year, led School Outreach in my second year, and spent the summer of 2011 working in India with EWB India on a sanitation project at an under-funded residential school.

My favourite moments in the past 3 years include that time my friends filled my residence room in First Year with 200 balloons on my 18th birthday to resemble my favourite xkcd (We’re Grownups Now), getting told by Dan Mangan that I had a nice shirt, getting a NASA patch signed by an astronaut, the terrifying 40 seconds for which I flew a plane, and the landing of MSL Curiosity.

 

Nancy Peng

Ever since I was little, I always knew I wanted to be someone who can make a difference in the world. Aspiring to one day play an influential role in the community, I decided to study Engineering! This fall I will be studying my third year in the general Mechanical Engineering program. So far, my journey has been very satisfying and eventful.

In becoming a part of the UBC community in first year, I motivated myself to be active within the Engineering Undergraduate Society. I served in the First Year Council, volunteered as a general EUS volunteer and attended various events. In my second year, I started my year as a MUG leader, and a co-manager of our exciting engineering paraphernalia store, Red Sales. As a part of my goal to gain more hands-on skills, I also joined the UBC Supermileage student team to help build a super fuel efficient vehicle!

Aside from studying, volunteering and building super fuel efficient cars, I enjoy dancing, playing the piano and playing badminton.

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